The general led the team out of the city to garrison, and the affairs in the government were somewhat loose. Two soldiers who came to change guards were late.

The key to the house was in the hands of the previous soldier, and they couldn't get into the room, so they stood outside and waited. A soldier searched for the soldiers who were supposed to be guarding the courtyard in front of the house, but he didn't see anyone in the circle.

"Strange, where did you go?" He came back with a mutter.

It was he who came and went first. The two of them are at a loss, and it is not good to complain about others missing their posts. They glanced at each other and went up to knock on the door.

"It's time to eat."

The house was quiet and there was no answer. The two of them became more and more confused, and banged on the door hard. "It's time to eat."

There was still silence. Ran to the window, put his hands and face on the window and looked in, there was someone lying on the bed.

Hurry up and go to the third pole and still sleep, just sleep, he is almost like slamming the door twice, and he hasn't reacted yet.

The two drew their sabers, smashed the door lock, and rushed into the house. Standing in front of the bed, the person on the bed closed his eyes and did not react in the slightest.

The soldier's brush pulls open the bed curtain. The man who reached out to Barra's bed tilted his head to one side with the strength of his hand. The man is dead, and the tendon of the big neck has been torn off.

The man on the bed was the comrade they were going to change guards, and the imperial envoy was long gone.

The two of them didn't dare to slack off, and came to the Jiedu Mansion to report to the queen. Liu Zhi sat in the lobby, discussing military and political affairs with Guo Yi and others.

"After staying, the court envoy ran away." The soldiers came to report it.

Liu Zhi slapped the table and stood up, furious. A group of people guarded a scholar and let him run away. Liu Zhi was furious, and the soldier opened his mouth and stammered, leaning over the ground, not daring to speak.

Guo Yi comforted him: "You can tell me carefully." ”

Only then did the soldier tremble and say, "We changed our guard at the same time, and there were no guards in the courtyard where the messenger lived. We searched for a long time, and shouted at the door for a long time, but we never saw the guards, nor did we hear the messenger answer. Pick the door and lock it in. ”

He raised his face, looked at Guo Yi, and said hesitantly, "Only to find out that the guard had been killed in bed." The messenger was not in the room. ”

Guo Yi asked in a calm tone, "When did you enter the room?" ”

The soldier sneered, "We'll report it when we find out." ”

Guo Yi straightened his face, and said Sen Ran, "It's all you and other lazy people, who delay the military situation, come to people, drag them down and kill them with a cane." ”

The two shouted all the way, "Stay behind, wronged." The disappearance of the messenger is the first, and we take the guard later, and the disappearance of the envoy is not our fault. Spare your life after staying, and the general will spare your life. ”

Was it internal and external collusion or Zhou Yu took advantage of the loophole of changing the guard and ran away by himself. Did you flee the city, or are you still hiding somewhere in the city? Now the situation is unknown.

Originally, he was intended to use him either as a sacrifice flag or as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the imperial court.

"Send a few groups of men to arrest Zhou Yu." Guo Yi suggested.

After Zhou Yu and the three of them left the city, they galloped wildly. After running out of the road, there is a fork in the road in front, Luoyang to the southeast, and Chang'an to the southwest.

The three of them braked sharply at the fork in the road, pulled the reins of the horse, and the horse's hooves took off and the horse neighed. Zhou Yuyang pointed to the path to Chang'an. Meng Wenliang shook his head.

"Lord Zhou, although we are out of Luzhou City, we are still on the boundary of Zhaoyi Town. If Liu Zhi sends someone to chase after him, he will have a flat view and a wide line of sight, and it will be difficult for us to avoid danger. ”

"In my brother's opinion?"

Meng Wenliang pointed to the mountain peak in the distance in the direction of his left hand, "We can take the mountain road and use the terrain to maneuver with the enemy." ”

Zhou Yu immediately turned the horse's head and took the lead in running towards the foot of the mountain.

Shi Xiong set off from Wuning when he led the army, and he set off after filling his belly. Therefore, when the soldiers were ugly, they got up to prepare for the march of the army.

I got up early in the morning and marched non-stop for most of the day. Until noon, Shi Xiong ordered to bury the pot and cook on the spot.

As soon as the order to rest in place was given, many people sat down on the ground, not wanting to take a single step.

Xu Ji is okay, under Shi Xiong, the devil training is hammered out. Looking at Wu Ning's comrades again, some people simply lay on the ground with big characters, hot and tired.

Carrying the weight of twenty or thirty catties on his body, he measured dozens of miles with his feet. In the scorching heat of summer, the taste is like sweating.

There are more soldiers and less meat, and a fat pig is divided into the rice bowls of 8,000 soldiers, and the generals and soldiers are treated equally, and they are all a few pieces of meat. However, the oily bone broth has a mellow taste.

The generals are rich abbots of poor temples on weekdays, eat meat in large pieces, and can drink wine in large bowls when they are in Wuning.

A meal on the march, but a few pieces of meat floated in the broth with the soldiers. Look at the coach eating calmly, willingly, not complaining.

The other generals looked at the rice bowl and looked at Vice General Wang. Vice General Wang looked at Shi Xiong, who was unaware of the other generals' surprised expressions.

Vice General Wang pointed out the rice bowl with chopsticks, meaning to eat more and talk less, and then bury his head in eating. After running for most of the day, I was really hungry and panicked, and I ate not a drop of soup in the bowl.

At noon, the sun shines brightly overhead. Two bowls of hot soup went down, and sweat rushed out happily in the armor.

Wheat fields are on both sides of the road. The army was afraid of accidentally injuring the wheat seedlings, and the team spread for several miles along the road. The wheat seedlings are scorched by the sun, and the ears of wheat are hanging low and a little cozy.

Shi Xiong lay down on his back, his helmet on his head, very uncomfortable. He took off his helmet and didn't mind his sweat-soaked head resting on the ground. Liu Ye stayed by his side, and Shi Xiong quickly fell asleep.

Liu Ye held the pu fan and gently fanned him. The weather is hot, and the wind that blows is hot.

The team set off again. Compared to the march in the morning, the afternoon was much slower. Before dark, the procession reached the foot of Wuling.

The Wuling Mountains are a branch of Mount Taiyue. The mountains are high and densely forested, and the mountains have ores. The mountains here are high and densely forested, and high-quality charcoal is abundant.

The torches were lit, and the swarthy mountains were reflected by the torches, like an impassable barrier, in front of the army.

The cavalry felt less pressure, and the infantry looked at the barrier standing in front of them, and spontaneously felt a sense of awe in the mountains. Oh my God, tomorrow I will measure this majestic mountain with my feet.

Xu Ji buried himself face down in the soft grass, which made me not wake up.

The steaming heat wafts away with the wind, and the aroma of stewed meat wafts for miles. Many were still lying on their stomachs, not wanting to move a single hair. Standing is better than sitting, and sitting is better than lying down.

The stomach was already singing about the empty city plan, and the sound of knocking on the pot and touching the bowl caused the stomach to scream more and more cheerfully.

Captain Zhang shouted loudly, "Oops, a lot of bones." Come early and get more, but not late. ”

A group of people followed and coaxed, "It's divided, come to my bowl." ”

Eight figures on the ground quickly got up and joined the team for a piece of the pie.

At this time, the evening breeze was cool, and the soldiers took off their armor and suddenly felt that their bodies were light enough to fly.

Liu Ye took a bear skin mattress and spread it on the ground, and Shi Xiong sat on it and patted his side. Liu Ye shook his head and turned to leave.

"When the army is out, how to save trouble and how to come. Don't take the mat, you'll have to climb the mountain early tomorrow morning. Come on, this mat is enough for us to use it for two purposes. ”

He shifted to the side, making more room for the willow leaves.